Cultural Economies of Locative Media

Rowan Wilken author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Oxford University Press Inc

Published:14th Nov '19

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Location, location-awareness, and location data have all become familiar and increasingly significant parts of our everyday mobile-mediated experiences. Cultural Economies of Locative Media examines the ways in which location-based services, such as GPS-enabled mobile smartphones, are socially, culturally, economically, and politically produced just as much as they are technically designed and manufactured. Rowan Wilken explores the complex interrelationships that mutually define new business models and the economic factors that emerge around, and structure, locative media services. Further, he offers readers insight into the diverse social uses, cultures of consumption, and policy implications of location, providing a detailed, critical account of contemporary location-sensitive mobile data. Cultural Economies of Locative Media delves into the ideas, technologies, contexts, and power relationships that define this scholarship, resulting in a rich portrait of locative media in all of its cultural and economic complexity.

Cultural Economies of Locative Media is a well-crafted examination of locative media. Wilken's framing of the topic is clear, comprehensive, and original. * Mimi Sheller, Drexel University *
This book is interesting and timely. The originality of this work lies in its breadth of treatment of economic and regulatory issues, actual practices of usage, and privacy concerns. * Christian Licoppe, Télécom ParisTech *

ISBN: 9780190234928

Dimensions: 155mm x 231mm x 20mm

Weight: 590g

320 pages